The 5 major and the other minor Vaatas work in unison. In the sense, one of them when disturbed or vitiated, disturbs the other Vaatas; and hence the other doshas get disturbed. So, it's our responsibility to keep the Vaatas in harmony.
What is Vaata exactly?
Vaayu + Aakasha (Air + Ether/Space) = Vaata. A unique combination of the 2 elements of Nature makes Vaata.
Vaata = Prabhu (Vaata is regarded as the "Life-Force, God, Divine, Shakti")
Vaata has these 'guNas' (qualities) - Laghu (Lightness) - Ruksha (Dryness) - Sheeta (Coldness) - Khara (Roughness) - Sukshma (Subtle, Minuteness) - Chala (Movement)
All these guNas have to be meditated upon and understood well. If we indulge in too much of exposure to cold air or cold water / food consumption, then the other Gunas tend to get imbalanced; and the person experiences drying of skin, hair, nails, throat, etc. And the person tends to have increased movement with respect to body limbs or with the frequency of thought-movement.
Pitta and Kapha are other 2 Doshas which are lame and dependent on Vaata for their functioning. If there is a buildup of either of pitta or kapha doshas in the body, we should understand it is because of some disturbance in the Vaata dosha.
There are 5 + 5 types of Vaata dosha, which are described in the video in fair detail
Here is the video link to the Ayurveda Lesson on this topic :
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